Meet Yancey.
Creative zest defined, redefined, and repositioned — page after page, chapter to chapter.
Yancey Williams began writing seriously after graduating from the University of Colorado. His satirical view of life finds its origin in Williams’ own experiences.
“My life has been a jumble, a rumble, peaks and valleys, crazy stuff, good stuff, bad stuff, indifferent happenings, restful and peaceful stuff along with tranquility and nirvana at odd and unexpected times. It, all of it, certainly has provided the zany backdrops and canvas for everything I have written to date.”
While he isn’t writing for the masses, Williams does seek to connect with certain readers — the ones who relate to his offbeat point of view and find joy in life’s understated and over-the-top humor. When Williams writes, he describes his state of mind as dream-like, which he draws upon to transport his readers to the worlds he creates.
How the stories come to life
When beginning a new book, he initially does not know how the story will materialize. His characters are completely fictional and become as real to him as his own two children. His stories and characters develop and unfold naturally, which makes for a visceral reading experience.
Inspirations
Williams is inspired and motivated by classic authors from Hemingway to Shakespeare. His favorites include Mark Twain, Joyce Carol Oates, John Updike, John Cheever, Walker Percy, and Kurt Vonnegut — and elements of each of these writers’ works can be found in the pages of Williams’ books.
To date, Williams has published five novels: Rome & Joliet, Shoot the Messenger, Worlds Apart, The Resurrection of Jesus, and his latest, Crosshairs of the Devil.
A life lived at full throttle.
When the manuscripts are set aside, Yancey chases the same energy he pours onto the page. He’s a tournament waterskier on his Radar slalom ski, a scuba diver at home among the reefs, and a collector of twelve vintage guitars he plays through a twin reverb amplifier.
That restless, hands-on curiosity is exactly what you’ll find in his fiction — machismo with a scrapheap-to-seismic snappiness, and moxie with zing.
I like to think that my brand of fiction champions freedom of expression inside some very hot-wired, spirited, and often unsavory-to-loveable characters and their exotic misadventures.
— Yancey Williams
Step into the worlds of Yancey Williams.
Five novels of unapologetic gusto await on the bookshelf.